Blu-ray step ahead of HD-DVD

The Research and Markets have released a report regarding the DVD market, covering the players, recorders and next generation products. According to the report, the market is still going strong and predicts growth for the stand-alone DVD recorders. Blu-ray seems to be leading the race for the next generation of optical recording.

DVD recorders are beginning to drive the market for non-PC DVD hardware, a trend that keeps the overall global DVD hardware market on the rise. The DVD recorder market (not including units connected to PCs) doubled in size in 2004 and will grow by 87% in 2005. "In 2004, Japan DVD player shipments declined, while DVD recorders grew by over 100%."
...
Three manufacturers are shipping next-generation Blu-ray recorders in Japan, while the first HD-DVD players will be available in the second half of 2005 along with about 90 movie titles. In-Stat expects shipments of next-generation blue laser recorders and players will reach 4 million in 2008, not including video game consoles.

34 user comments

Hey...this is really cool, it is going to open the market into a tug or war, cause even some movie companies are choosing sides.
Does anyone have a particular favorite?
Kinda sucks in a way, cause they won't be universal...or am I missing some information?

Yeah...all that means for users is spending more money in order to have the best of both worlds.
Damn them I say! Damn them!
LOL!
Haven't really made up my mind about it, just know somethings briefly about it all, and will probably do alittle more detective work to see which is going to be better.
BTW...you all see the new concept drawing for the Xbox and the new PS3 model.
Pretty hot! I know that one of these threads had links to them.
Hopefully I can find them again.
;)

"From now on we are poison to you Spider-man...Thats why we call ourselves...VENOM"

Supposedly...that is what I have been hearing. But I am not sure about that, cause if they were wouldn't they be pushing them out right about now or at least have something in the works.
OR...are the new double layer and double sided ones are next gen. versions?
Anybody have an answer?

Yeah, I figured as much.
As usual they are going to cost an arm and a leg...but probably within a good years time they will drop, at least I think they will.
Also, let's take into account that probably wholesalers are going to get them and sell them at a really good discount.
But who knows when that will happen?

"From now on we are poison to you Spider-man...Thats why we call ourselves...VENOM"

Got that right...but they will definately decrease in price since this will be the new standard a dvds, cause they won't be making any money if they aren't selling them for what customer can buy them at.

"From now on we are poison to you Spider-man...Thats why we call ourselves...VENOM"

I wish I could remember where I saw it, but both those pictures are artists renderings of possible designs (although a lot of renderings I've seen are round for the ps3)
And I also read somewhere (howstuffworks.com I think) that Xbox2 (or whatever it is) is NOT HD-DVD, it's just plain DVD, reason being it's cost prohibitive if they want to have it out before the PS3

i dont think people give a toss about the release of the blu ray technology,recorders,players etc
the first thing that comes into peoples minds when this sort of equipment is released is
CAN I COPY IT???

what about EVD:
http://www.lsilogic.com/technologies/industry_standards/enhanced_versatile_disc_evd.html
I dont think it comes down to which one is better, but rather what China will support. If china wants hd-dvd/evd they will make it happen. If they dont like sony/hp bluray lock-out, they will go with hd-dvd. Its not about whats better, but what is cheaper and most versatile. Considering Toshiba's hold on the PC market you can count on an HD-DVD drive in your laptop next year. Besides who wants to support hp/sony anyways.